Review of Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) by Bobby W — 19 Nov 2008
A bitter, claustrophobic memoir. The fragmented narrative plays like a very long trailer for a far longer film. I found the constant use of jolly singsongs as a means of highlighting the misery of the situations the family faced rather annoying after a while.
It would be easy to dismiss this shovelled-on poignancy as cynical, but the dialogue, brilliantly-drawn characters and slavish attention to detail in the recreation of the tiny world they inhabit show that this is one from Davis's heart.
This review of Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) was written by Bobby W on 19 Nov 2008.
Distant Voices, Still Lives has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
Yes
No
